Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-110
§30105 Restriction on Lobbying Activities
Title 49 › SUBTITLE VI — MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS › PART A — GENERAL › CHAPTER 301 — MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL › § 30105
Summary
NHTSA funds cannot be used to push state or local lawmakers to support or oppose any specific bill. Federal officers or employees may still testify if invited by a legislator or a state executive office.
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Title 49, §30105
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(a)In General.—
No funds appropriated to the Secretary for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall be available for any activity specifically designed to urge a State or local legislator to favor or oppose the adoption of any specific legislative proposal pending before any State or local legislative body.
(b)Appearance as Witness Not Barred.—
Subsection (a) does not prohibit officers or employees of the United States from testifying before any State or local legislative body in response to the invitation of any member of that legislative body or a State executive office.
Legislative History
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Amendments
1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–178, § 7104(c), as added by Pub. L. 105–206, inserted “for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration” after “Secretary”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1998 AmendmentTitle IX of Pub. L. 105–206 effective simultaneously with enactment of Pub. L. 105–178 and to be treated as included in Pub. L. 105–178 at time of enactment, and provisions of Pub. L. 105–178, as in effect on day before July 22, 1998, that are amended by title IX of Pub. L. 105–206 to be treated as not enacted, see section 9016 of Pub. L. 105–206, set out as a note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.
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49 U.S.C. § 30105
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110